Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-11

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nsss 81 beantifni seattle. Ia mana 10
turing &c prs ent iumbeF takes the lead.
TIE nannfaetnfe Of machinery gives
eupioymenk - large numbeE Of men.
Forsnoss IN tbs line mag BE- ne1fioned
the Washington Iron WORKS. wh0se
sh0pa ere extensive ana veil fuFuiahed
With machine tools Of the bess deaeKips
lion. They manufacture engines, boil
eFs aad an kinds Of miii macniuefy aud
architectural iron gpfk. Toe work they
tafn cot Il fnsE-cInss. Goal h khippea
Ia large quantities fEem eeaetle, and
fron the clsssnsas Of she coal neids. the
ezcelient quality Of theiR Unanimous
coal, and the superior hasbeE and Hnip
cling facilities, this branch Of business
viii very aoou assume nnmm0lh pro-
portions. Iron ore Is 10 Gloss pspximi-
Is, and there IL 9 grsat likelihood that
blast furnaces viii Be crested shortly.
The lombeF huslneea- IL its infan
.ay--is bound to assume gigantic pro
portions 90 the city and iis aeneFAl bnai-
ness develops. g VA
willis vas In Seattle Q veEy small
Improvement was tnaugnfaled, des
tined yet, / think, 20 be one OF th9
most important % Seattle Of I'll fte
manifold advantages. 1mmediateay b..
htnd the citg iiee Lake Unf0u, a amall
lake Of CREST deuth and hlIed With ahe
pnFest water. Three quarters Of mile
from Lake UsIon lies Lake Washing-
ton over thirty miles long and from one
20 four miles vide, and like all the va
ters here Of sxceedine purity and great
depth. i be Warrington u euEEOand-
ed By forests oe the N % valuable him
Der and dsusest growth, bus 10 net Tits
timber 20 the mills on the Sound hes
been exceedingly sfoublesouie. A mum.
Der 81 gentlemen have associated them
selvss and cos = canal 81 couneef Lake
Unisn and Lake washington, and he
eanAl WAs upeued and the nFst f0lla Of
80 cents per 1000 feet on 10000 feet
has been solicited; very small begin
ming Of iiself, yau may sag, has one
containing the germ Of CREST p8sgihili-
ties. =
A frsi-siass water power may be
made available between tue lakes and
anotber bsiween Lake Union aud the
harbosi but the grand end which be-
lieve this small beeinripg Il destined TO
attain Is to make Lake W aahinat0u q
fresh water harhoF and tue grand nav
al station Tor ths Pseiao feet-when
we ees one. AZ present Lake Union
would be altogether too large 90 40
| commodate the tubs forming our pres.
ent nsvY, bat something better hAg TO
suppisst these soon, and then & place
has 10 be provided 70 keep them In
l when not In aoiivs service.
A fresh water harb1g OF sufiislent ex-
tent and easy access - desideEatum
possessed By but few nations, and te
ths casual Fsa5eR its advantages and
value may not be al first sight appar-
ent, and as this IS noe treatise "a nav
al construction or hasb9Fs, viii con-
tent myself With enumeratina emily one
or two advantages possessed By q fresh
water haFboF. All vessels at eea are
subject 20 Be covered with barnaeIea
and have 70 be put on the 'sgFidiFonn OF
'sdry and periodically seFaped.
Lying for q few dsys In freah wafer kills
| tie baFnaeles and efs0luslly cleans the
/ ship's bottom. Fresh watsR exercises
no ooFToaipe action en- iron shipe, OF if
any, scaFoely appFeolable. ] iust men
ti0n these two advantages among the
many. Ship yards. arsenal, dry docks
and general hasbof can be easily had
on Lake Washington. and h the manu-
faesuFe Of lumber there b decided ad-
vantage. Al present. the large mills
saving for export are compelled 10 Be
on the B md wheFe ships can GENE al
rectly 10 the mills TO be loaded. Logo
lying In sais water seem 10 have partic
ulAE attractions for bafnacles and other
Shell fah which play havoc with the
saws, and II ehips can ges 10 .Lake
WaehlnQton the large amount Of tin
Der tributary thereto viii be sawed Uu,
% fresh vAier.-HfssieipTf VALLEY